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Mystery as three football fans found dead in backyard of friend’s home
Three men in their 30s were found outside the home of a friend who insists he had no idea they were dead until police knocked on his door.
Jesse O’Neill – New York Post
3 min read
January 24, 2024 - 9:41AM
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The Kansas City Police Department announced that the men’s bodies were discovered at 9.51pm January 9 after one man’s fiancée requested a welfare check. Picture: Handout
Three Kansas City Chiefs fans were found frozen to death in the backyard of their friend’s home, where they had gathered to watch a game — but the homeowner is insisting that he had “no knowledge” that their bodies had possibly been there for two days.
The bodies of David Harrington, 37, Ricky Johnson, 38, and Clayton McGeeney, 36, were found on the evening of January 9 after the fiancee of one of the men requested a welfare check, Kansas City police told Fox Digital.
One man’s body was found on the back porch of the home, while the other two were discovered in the backyard.
But the homeowner had “no knowledge” that his friends were freezing to death on his property after they had watched Kansas City take on the LA Chargers in the last game of NFL regular season play on January 7, police said.
“First and foremost, this case is 100 per cent not being investigated as a homicide,” Kansas City Police Capt. Jake Becchina said.
“There have not been any arrests [or] charges, and no one is in custody. There are no specific threats or concerns for the surrounding community at this time,” Becchina added.
“The resident at the house was cooperative with detectives the day the deceased were discovered.”
Kansas City Police did not immediately respond to a request from The Post about why the men may have declined to seek shelter, or if they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
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The Kansas City Police Department announced that the men’s bodies were discovered at 9.51pm January 9 after one man’s fiancée requested a welfare check. Picture: Handout
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They had all gathered at a friend’s house to watch the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Los Angeles Chargers on the night of January 7. Picture: fox4kc
Temperatures on January 7 and 8 mostly stayed around 1C, before plummeting below zero on the afternoon of January 9, according to weather reports.
Family and friends of the victims took to social media to lambast the man who invited his friends to watch the game.
“This man was inside his home alive while my friends were dead in his yard for lord knows how long,” Kaylee La Tier wrote in a Facebook post earlier this month.
“They were all hanging out since after the game Sunday. He KNEW people were looking for them. He read messages of people searching for him on Tuesday.”
“My husband banged on his door for 20 [minutes],” La Tier continued. “My friend banged on his door and then busted a window and yelled and announced her presence while she’s inside and still nothing from him? Then the cops come 10 [minutes] later and he comes out nonchalant in his boxers with an empty wine glass in hand??! Nothing is adding up. Dave, Clay and Ricky need and deserve justice.”
John Picerno, a lawyer representing the homeowner, said his client had no idea his friends were dead until police knocked on his door.
Picerno said his client was sleeping with headphones on next to a loud fan when people came looking for his friends and didn’t see a message from one of their wives until after police contacted him.
The man also did not think it was “unusual for his friends to have left their cars there overnight”, according to the outlet.
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Ricky Johnson, 38, was found frozen to death. Picture: Facebook
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David Harrington, 37, also gathered at his friend’s house to watch the football game. Picture: Facebook
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Clayton McGeeney, 36 was found frozen. The Kansas City Police Department did not suspect foul play in the deaths. Picture: Facebook
“Like the rest of us, [the homeowner] is anxiously awaiting the results of the autopsy and toxicology report,” Picerno told The Kansas City Star.
“On behalf of [the homeowner] and his family, we wish to express our deepest sympathies to the friends and family members of these young men, and our thoughts and prayers are with them.”
Whatever happened with this? I find it insane that anyone is still fucking around with fentanyl at this point.
There still investigating the case, the toxicity report showed all 3 Men had THC, cocaine and fentanyl in there systems. Police aren't investigating it has a homicide case. I think the problem with fentanyl is a lot of dealers are mixing it in with other drugs with out the customer knowing.
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Shock update in case of Chiefs fans found frozen to death outside
The bodies of David Harrington, Ricky Johnson and Clayton McGeeney were found in the backyard of their friend Jordan Willis's home in Kansas City, Missouri, in January.www.dailymail.co.uk
They would still have to prove he gave them the drugs which I'm not so sure of. He is a HIV scientist which makes me think he isn't a drug taker or dealer.The guy gave his friends a toxic combination of illegal drugs. He should be culpable for something. Not to mention the two days they spent dead in his backyard.
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Man arrested in Lowe's attack: Shoplifter hit employee with sledgehammer in Durham
Police have arrested a man who they believe hit a Lowe's employee with a sledgehammer during a shoplifting incident.www.wral.com
Police have arrested a man who they believe hit a Lowe's employee with a sledgehammer during a shoplifting incident.
Aaron Deshown Williams, 25, was taken into custody Wednesday night, and he was placed in the Durham County jail without bond, according to the Durham Police Department.
Williams was wanted for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and robbery after a Saturday night attack at a Lowe's hardware store in the 4400 block of Fayetteville Road.
Police said a man took a sledgehammer out of his shopping cart and struck an elderly employee. The employee fell to the ground, and the man accused of hitting him was seen running out of the store with a drill set box in his hands.
An employee at the store told WRAL News it’s been hard for him to walk into the store since it happened. He asked that his identity be hidden out of fear of losing his job.
“I didn’t realize until I stepped a little closer and saw he was in a red vest and lying in his pool of blood from his injury. It was shocking and very scary,” described the employee.
He also expressed unease about coming to work due to safety concerns and said police were not immediately called when the incident occurred on Saturday.
“The managers were even reluctant to call 911," he described. "I believe the good Samaritan who was attending to John was the one who made the call."
The anonymous employee said he believes managers hesitated because of a store policy that discourages calling the police about shoplifters.
“We could lose our job,” he added.
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Man arrested in Lowe's attack: Shoplifter hit employee with sledgehammer in Durham
Police have arrested a man who they believe hit a Lowe's employee with a sledgehammer during a shoplifting incident.www.wral.com
Police have arrested a man who they believe hit a Lowe's employee with a sledgehammer during a shoplifting incident.
Aaron Deshown Williams, 25, was taken into custody Wednesday night, and he was placed in the Durham County jail without bond, according to the Durham Police Department.
Williams was wanted for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and robbery after a Saturday night attack at a Lowe's hardware store in the 4400 block of Fayetteville Road.
Police said a man took a sledgehammer out of his shopping cart and struck an elderly employee. The employee fell to the ground, and the man accused of hitting him was seen running out of the store with a drill set box in his hands.
An employee at the store told WRAL News it’s been hard for him to walk into the store since it happened. He asked that his identity be hidden out of fear of losing his job.
“I didn’t realize until I stepped a little closer and saw he was in a red vest and lying in his pool of blood from his injury. It was shocking and very scary,” described the employee.
He also expressed unease about coming to work due to safety concerns and said police were not immediately called when the incident occurred on Saturday.
“The managers were even reluctant to call 911," he described. "I believe the good Samaritan who was attending to John was the one who made the call."
The anonymous employee said he believes managers hesitated because of a store policy that discourages calling the police about shoplifters.
“We could lose our job,” he added.
This doesn't make sense she lives in a penthouse and goes to meet her friend in the lobby yet she doesn't arrive. Someone in the building must of taken her then or her parents killed herThe one that hits me the most and I think about it her here and there is this case. She gone missing in the same building I was living in at the time. I'm only a year younger than her.
Scary what happened to her. She's probably gone, but I hope they find some kind of closure in the family lives.
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Disappearance of Nicole Morin - Wikipedia
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This doesn't make sense she lives in a penthouse and goes to meet her friend in the lobby yet she doesn't arrive. Someone in the building must of taken her then or her parents killed her
I wonder what ever came of this?The one that hits me the most and I think about it her here and there is this case. She gone missing in the same building I was living in at the time. I'm only a year younger than her.
Scary what happened to her. She's probably gone, but I hope they find some kind of closure in the family lives.
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Disappearance of Nicole Morin - Wikipedia
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Thank you very much, yeah she said she was worried that she sounded too monotone while trying to read itStories good but sounds like she reading from a script ,. Needs to talk faster or something